Sculpting the “Ebbing After-Life of Death” in Renaissance Italy

This article traces signs of life in figural sculptures made in Italy between 1400 and 1550. It is inspired by a Victorian writer, Vernon Lee, who, during her encounters with Renaissance Italian statues, observed a quality she called the “ebbing after-life of death.” The article establishes the qual...

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Main Author: Harris, Katerina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Religion and the arts
Year: 2025, Volume: 29, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 7-48
Further subjects:B Renaissance
B thresholds
B Sculpture
B Italy
B Death
B Dying
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